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ON THE COVER Inconstant gardener Huguette Michel- Fleurie shares a giggle with grand- daughter Aria Altschwager (4). Aria loves to help out picking f lowers (many of them hydrangeas) at this magical garden that trails along a Marlborough creek. Huguette says she follows no rules and just plants what she likes, a relaxed at titude that seems to work. Read more on page 20.